Tue, Mar 30, 8:00 p.m. ET · All games
CGY at DAL
Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- American Airlines Center
Pre-game price · not yet frozen
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
2 nights off · 2500 km since the last game, 1 time zone
2 nights off
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Dustin Wolf
Jake Oettinger
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Calgary Flames
L1 Aydar Suniev · Morgan Frost (above the league middle) · Matt Coronato (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Matvei Gridin (below the league middle) · Ryan Strome (above the league middle) · Maxim Tsyplakov (below the league middle)
L3 Yegor Sharangovich (below the league middle) · Mikael Backlund (below the league middle) · Joel Farabee (above the league middle)
D1 Kevin Bahl (above the league middle) · Simon Nemec (above the league middle)
D2 Yan Kuznetsov (above the league middle) · Zach Whitecloud (below the league middle)
PP1 Joel Farabee (above the league middle) · Morgan Frost (above the league middle) · Matt Coronato (bottom tenth of the league) · Matvei Gridin (below the league middle) · Zayne Parekh (above the league middle)
Dallas Stars
L1 Sam Steel (above the league middle) · Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle)
L2 Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Jamie Benn (above the league middle)
L3 Justin Hryckowian (above the league middle) · Arttu Hyry · Tyler Seguin
D1 Esa Lindell (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle)
D2 Thomas Harley (below the league middle) · Nils Lundkvist (above the league middle)
PP1 Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle) · Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Calgary Flames
Jonathan Huberdeau (LW): Out (hip), listed since 2026-02-05, expected back 2026-11-02
Samuel Honzek (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-22
Dallas Stars
Cameron Hughes (C): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-21, expected back 2026-10-25
Matt Duchene (C): Out (abdomen), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2027-01-12
Oskar Back (C): Out (finger), listed since 2026-10-14, expected back 2026-10-22
Officials
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Not on file (the league has not named the officials yet)